Mississippi State 59, Auburn 54Mississippi State (22-13) defeats familiar SEC foe Auburn 59-54 to advance to the Quarterfinals of the WNIT. The Bulldogs will host South Florida on Sunday, March 30 at 6 p.m. ET.

Auburn led 28-19 going into the half and by as much as 12 points with 11:53 to play in the game. Mississippi State used a 20-5 run and took the lead off a Savannah Carter made jumper with 5:42 to left.

Kendra Grant led the Bulldogs with 20 points and Martha Alwal finished with 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

Hasina Muhammad netted 13 points to lead Auburn and Tyrese Tanner finished with 11. Peyton Davis pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds along with five points.

The Bulldogs improve to 5-1 all-time in WNIT home games. Mississippi State last played in the Quarterfinals in 2001 where they lost to James Madison, 63-61.

South Dakota State 70, Minnesota 62South Dakota State (25-9) holds off Minnesota 70-62 and advances to the Quarterfinals of the WNIT. The Jackrabbits will host Indiana (21-12) on Sunday, March 30 with tip set for 3 p.m. ET.

Two Minnesota players scored 51 of the 62 total points for the Golden Gophers. Amanda Zahui led all scorers with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Teammate Rachel Benham tallied 25 points and dished out six assists.

The Jackrabbits sport a 17-0 record at home this season and own a 20-game home win streak. SDSU is now 5-1 all-time against Minnesota and has won the last four contests.

Rutgers 91, Seton Hall 79Rutgers outscores Seton Hall 19-7 in double overtime to secure a 91-79 win and a spot in the Quarterfinals of the WNIT. The Scarlet Knights (25-9) will travel to Ohio to face the Bowling Green Falcons (30-4) on Monday, March 31 with tip set for 7 p.m. ET.

Trailing 60-59 Betnijah Laney hit a jumper with 11 seconds in the game to give Rutgers a one point lead. Seton Hall quickly inbounded the ball and went straight down the floor converting on a jump shot by Ka-Deidre Simmons with five seconds left. On the ensuing play, Briyona Canty was fouled she made one of two free throws to tie the game and force overtime for the Scarlet Knights.

Tyler Scaife scored a game-high 29 points on 12-of-24 shooting from the field and Kahleah Copper netted 27 for Rutgers. Laney finished with 20 points and a team-high 11 rebounds.

Tabatha Richardson-Smith hit five three-pointers en route to a team-high 28 points for Seton Hall. Simmons finished with 16 pints, Alexis Brown added 11, and Bra`Shey Ali pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds on top of her eight points.

Rutgers is playing in the WNIT for the first time in program history. RU improves to 15-3 in home games this season and is now 150-23 at the RAC since the 2002-03 season.

South Florida 74, George Washington 59The South Florida Bulls (22-12) cruise to a 74-59 home win over George Washington and advance to the Quarterfinals of the WNIT. South Florida will travel to Mississippi State on Sunday, March 30 at 6 p.m. ET

Guard Courtney Williams scored a game-high 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in the win for South Florida. Inga Orekhova added 14 points and nine boards. Both Akila McDonald and Alisia Jenkins scored 11 points. Jenkins also finished with 12 rebounds and three assists.

Megan Nipe of George Washington scored a team-high 16 points and Jonquel Jones chipped in 15. Caira Washington pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds and scored 14 points for Colonials who end the season 23-11.

South Florida trailed 16-15 with 7:43 left in the first half before going on a 20-3 run to end the half. This was the difference in the game as GW outscored USF 40-39 in the second half.

The Bulls held GW to 31.9 percent from the field. USF opponents are shooting an average of .356 from the field this season, the lowest opponent FG percentage in Bulls’ history. USF is now 16-0 this season when scoring more than 70 points.

Indiana 66, Northwestern 65Larryn Brooks makes two clutch free throws and Simone Deloach converts a layup with 11 seconds in the game as Indiana advances to the Quarterfinals after a come-from-behind win over Northwestern, 66-65. The Hoosiers will travel to South Dakota State on Sunday, March 30 with a 3 p.m. ET tip.

Nia Coffey led all Northwestern players with 16 points and Lauren Douglas finished with 15. The Wildcats finish the season with a 17-16 record, 5-11 in Big Ten play.

Both teams met earlier in the season in Big Ten action with Northwestern taking the game, 58-52 at Indiana.

Indiana is making its first appearance in postseason play since 2009, when it was in the WNIT. The Hoosiers improve to 11-6 all-time in WNIT games and 8-1 in WNIT games played in Assembly Hall.

Bowling Green 63, Michigan 53Bowling Green earns its 30th win of the season and advances to the WNIT Quarterfinals after knocking off Michigan, 63-53. The Falcons will host Rutgers on Monday, March 31 at 7 p.m. ET.

Four Falcon players scored in double figures with Alexis Rogers finishing with 20 points and six rebounds. Jillian Halfill hit four three-pointers for 18 points, Jasmine Matthews had 11, and Jill Stein scored 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

Nicole Elmblad led Michigan with 15 points and seven boards. Cyesha Goree added 12 points and eight rebounds. The Wolverines end their season with a 20-14 overall record and 8-8 in Big Ten play.

BGSU moves to 7-4 in WNIT home games and advance to the Quarterfinals for the first time in program history. The Falcons advanced to Round Three last year, but fell to eventual champions Drexel, 50-47. BGSU had defeated MU earlier in the season on Nov. 8, 63-52 on a neutral floor.

The Falcons are participating in national postseason play for the 10th consecutive season, a school- and MAC-record streak. BGSU has made the WNIT field in five of those seasons, participating in the tourney in 2008 and 2009 as well as each of the last three years.